Using Go To for Menus, Tabs, and Webpages
Using Go To for Menus, Tabs, and Webpages records a distinct source-supported procedure-writing task while keeping adjacent UI behavior, accessibility concerns, and implementation mechanics outside the page.
Use “go to” for opening a menu, moving to a tab or another specific UI location, and navigating to a website or webpage.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
A brief instruction can use “On the … tab” when it continues immediately; “open” has its own narrower uses.
Further guidance
Content
Use “go to” for opening a menu, moving to a tab or another specific UI location, and navigating to a website or webpage.
Purpose
This gives an input-neutral navigation verb for common destinations in procedures.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Describing interactions with the UI — Microsoft Style Guide (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Current Microsoft Style Guide evidence for input-neutral UI action verbs including open, close, go to, select, choose, clear, enter, switch/turn on/turn off, move/drag, move through, and zoom.